Opinion

Editorial: The truth is near

editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:09:21 -0400

One of the most contentious debates involving Church figures of the 20th century involves the actions of Pope Pius XII during World War II.

Charles Lewis: Catholic books that top my Christmas list

clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 12:25:12 -0500

I love making lists. It is how I fall asleep at night. Sometimes I try to name every baseball club and at least one player from each team, or think of 10 music albums I would bring with me should I ever be sent to an offshore penal colony or to the opera.

'Oldest nun in the world' who helped saved Jews during Holocaust dies at 110

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 14:35:15 -0500

KRAKOW, Poland – Believed to be the “oldest nun in the world,” Polish Dominican nun Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak has died at the age of 110, the Archdiocese of Krakow has announced.

Stay close to the suffering, welcome the condemned, Pope says to Latvians

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:21:21 -0400

AGLONA, Latvia – What would Mary do? was the question Pope Francis, in effect, asked Latvian Catholics gathered at their nation's popular Marian shrine.

Don't let anti-Semitism, hatred resurge, Pope says in Lithuania

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:35:13 -0400

VILNIUS, Lithuania – Outside the former KGB headquarters in Vilnius, Pope Francis ended a day of paying homage to victims of communist, Nazi totalitarianism and of warning Lithuanians to be attentive to any signs of anti-Semitism or hatred.

Italian bishop likens ‘Pokemon Go’ to totalitarian Nazism

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 08:00:00 -0400

ROME – An Italian bishop has threatened to take legal action against “Pokemon Go,” describing the game as “diabolical” and a “totalitarian system like Nazism.”